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Mike King

Mike King is a Fool.com.au Investment Analyst and Writer. He caught the investing bug more than a decade ago, at a time when the U.S. had invaded Iraq and fear reigned in the markets. His initial success as the markets took off encouraged his passion and thirst for knowledge. With 13 years behind him at one of Australia's largest domestic banks, Mike's passion for stocks led him to join a boutique funds management firm, where he stayed for four years. A seven-year stint in equity research at one of the largest investment banks in the world followed that, giving Mike a thirst to pursue his passion further. Mike holds a Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment and a Graduate Certificate in Financial Planning. His passion is to help retail investors invest better, and that passion was one of his primary reasons for joining The Motley Fool Australia in late 2011. Mike has written thousands of articles since joining, including for Fairfax Media, Yahoo!7, Ninemsn and has also appeared on ABC's The Business. You can see all of Mikes' holdings here

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Fortescue's race to 2014

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Fairfax writes down its assets by $2.8 billion

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Will it turnaround the company's fortunes?

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Cost cutting and business rationalisation begins

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AGL's carbon scheming

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When abnormal means normal

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Challenger's foot in both camps

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China calls time on iron ore industry

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Has the market turned the corner?

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The start of a new bull run?

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What property slowdown?

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When 21% profit growth isn't enough

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Headline profits can mask a company's true performance

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Super result for AMP

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